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J. E. CONE. Gas Heater Patented July/12, 1870.

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Letters Patent No. 105,305, dated July 12, 1870.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same To all'whom it may concern Be it known that I, J OHN E. Cons, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heating Apparatus; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which is an elevation of the boiler, a portion being broken out to show the interior, and a plan view of the heater, showing the apparatus as applied to a portable house-lamp.

The object of thisinvention is to utilize the heat imparted in and by the ordinary process of illumination in houses, cars, 850., and cause it to convert water into steam, which, in turn, is conveyed into portable heaters, for warming the feet or for warming beds; an

The nature of the invention consists in the apparatus used to carry out this object.

In the drawing I I A represents a boiler, made of suitable sheet metal, of proper capacity, and steam-tight in all respects.

In the bottom of the boiler is a conical flue, B, reaching about one-half of its height, whichflue is open at its bottom and closed at its-top.

A cover, 0, provided with suitable packing, fits tightly over an opening in the top of the boiler, and is secured in place bya bar, D, the ends of which pass through ears, E, on either opposite side of the top of the boiler, which ears are of such height to compel the bar to press closely upon the center of the cover.

A pipe-neck, F, of suitable metal, passes through said cover, and is attached to it rigidly.

The inner end of'this pipe-neck reaches but ashort distance below the cover into the interior of the boiler, and the other end. passes outward over the boiler and downward, and has attached firmly to it a flexible pipe, G, suitably constructed, several feet in length, which, in turn, is firmly attached to one end of a coil of fixed metallic pipe, H, secured to the top of the heater I, the otherend of said coil passing down into theinterior of the heater. 1

This heater is a metallic or wooden box of small size, preferably about one foot square and three inches deep, water-tight, and provided with a spout or faucet, K. It maybe upholstered in any ornamental or convenient manner.

The boiler A is also provided with a ring about its circumference, adjusted by a set-screw, M, for the purpose of suspending it by chains 'or rods attached thereto, and also for the purpose of attaching standards N, for use with a portable house-lamp upon a table.

The set-screw adjusts the position vertically of the ring, so that the boiler may he placed at the desired elevation above the flame used in connection with it.

In use, the boiler is to be half filled with water, with the cover fastened on tightly, and suspended or socured at a proper distance above any gas-jet or lamp,

so as to receive the heat from its flame without ob- V structing its illuminating power.

The heat soon converts the water into steam, which, flowing out through the pipe F G into the coil H, heat-s said coil and the heater so that it may he used for the purposes before name-d.

IVhatever portion of the steam enters the heater becomes condensed therein, and may at any time be poured out through the spout or faucet K.

Having thus fully set forth the nature and merits of my device,

That I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The heating-apparatus above described,consisting of the boiler A, the pipes 1 G, and H, and the heater I, when constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

Vitness my hand to these specifications and to div plic-ate drawing accon ipauying the same, this 23d day of March, A. D. 1869.

JOHN E. GONE.

\Vitnesses:

M. MnLoY, M. BEDFORD. 

